We Are More

"We are an idea in the process of being realized" This metaphor creates an analogy in my mind of Canadians being a group of people working hard and progressing, trying to become discovered. I think it's explaining how with all the stereotypes Canadians have, we still try to be accepted. All in all a great poem that reacheed over 6 billion people this guy will be rememberd for a long time. He will go on doing the thing he does best Bieng canadian and a great Poet!

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1."Define Canada
You might say the home of the Rocket
Or The Great One
Who inspired little No. 9s and little No. 99s

2. But we're more than just hockey and fishing lines
Off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes

3. And some say what defines us
Is something as simple as 'please' and 'thank you'
And as for 'you're welcome,' well, we say that, too

4. But we are more than genteel or civilized

5. We are an idea in the process of being realized

6. We are young, we are cultures strung together then woven into a tapestry
And the design is what makes us more than the sum totals of our history

7. We are an experiment going right for a change
With influences that range from A to Zed
And yes, we say 'Zed' instead of 'Zee'

8. We are the brightness of Chinatown and the laughter of Little Italy

9. We dream so big that there are those
Who would call our ambition an industry
Because we are vineyards of good year after good year
We reforest what we clear

10. Because we believe in generations beyond our own
Knowing now that so many of us
Have grown past what we used to be
We can stand here today
Filled with all the hope people have
When they say things like 'someday'

11.Because we are more
Than a laundry list of things to do and places to see

12. More than hills to ski
Or countryside ponds to skate

13. We are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait

14. We are first-rate greasy spoon diners and healthy living cafes

15. A country that is all the ways you choose to live
A nation that can give you variety
Because we are choices
We are millions upon millions of voices
Shouting, keep exploring
We are more

16. We are the surprise the world has in store for you, it's true
Canada is the 'what' in 'what's new'

17. So don't let your luggage define your travels
Each life unravels differently
And experiences are what make up
The colours of our tapestry

18. We are the true North
Strong and free

19. And what's more
Is that we didn't just say it
We made it be"